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An evaluation of Eating Pattern and Nutritional Status of Police Personnel in the Tamale Metropolis in Ghana

Table 1

Meal pattern of respondents (n=384unless otherwise stated)

Variables

Frequency(n)

Percentage (%)

Number of meals in a day

 

 

1

20

5.2

2

320

83.3

3

40

10.4

>3

4

1

Usual source of meals

 

 

Bought

366

95

Prepared at home

14

4

Provided at work

4

1

Skip meals

 

 

Breakfast

286

74.5

Lunch

93

24.2

Supper

5

1.3

Eat between meals

 

 

Yes

353

91.9

No

31

8.1

Take alcohol

 

 

Yes

320

83.3

No

64

16.7

Frequency of alcohol intake

 

 

Daily

50

15.6

Weekly

210

65.6

Monthly

34

10.6

Occasionally

26

8.1

Smoking

 

 

Yes

53

13.8

No

331

86.2

Frequency of Smoking

 

 

Daily

20

37.7

Weekly

15

28.3

Occasionally

18

34

Source: Field Survey, 2019, data are presented as n, %